CareerPlan

Product Development Engineer-Dimensional Systems

Dearborn, MI, United StatesFull-time$65k–$166k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Develop locator and assembly strategies to ensure vehicle-level fit and functional requirements for Exterior and Interior commodities from concept to engineering gateways.

Role type

Senior IC dimensional systems engineer (vehicle fit & GD&T)

Builds

Vehicle exterior and interior components with validated geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Domain

Automotive manufacturing and vehicle design

Required skills

GD&T (ASME Y14.5), 3D CAD (CATIA/3DX, NX, SolidWorks), statistical variation analysis (RSS, VSA), cross-functional collaboration, process improvement

Preferred skills

Master's in Engineering/Mathematics/Statistics, familiarity with Minitab/Excel for data analysis, benchmarking competitor strategies

Technologies

CATIA, 3DX, NX, SolidWorks, Minitab, Excel

Responsibilities

Lead Digital Pre-Assembly 3 deliverables and drive compliance to engineering gateways; Validate gap, flush, and tolerance requirements; Create Pre-Print Drawings specifying GD&T; Perform 2D RSS and 3D VSA studies to predict system variation; Analyze production data to leverage tolerance opportunities; Lead variation-related issue resolution and escalation; Validate and sign External SCCAF documents and released GD&T drawings; Benchmark external competitor dimensional strategies; Improve department processes and best practices.

Seniority

Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC